# NTSB SEA82DA022: Cessna 140, N2482N, Pullman, WA, January 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 1, 1982, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Pullman, WA
- Coordinates: 46.719085, -117.179618 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7191&lon=-117.1796&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 1, 1982
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA022
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72323/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA022

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, takeoff
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STARTED TO TAKEOFF ON A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY IN CALM WIND CONDITIONS. HE REPORTED THAT ABOUT 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SINCE THE RUNWAY HAD BEEN CLEARED. IN HIS JUDGEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH TO ASSURE A SAFE TAKEOFF, SO HE ABORTED. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND RAN INTO A SNOW AND DIRT BANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2482N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2482N-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 12735, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 12735
- Airframe hours: 2350
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: E.L. Enochs
- Registered owner: E.L. Enochs
- Departed: PULLMAN, WA
- Destination: PULLMAN, WA
- Airport: Blackburn Ag Strip, runway 20, 2,500 × 0 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 206 total, 8 in this make and model, 138 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 84 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820101000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820101000259A), Jan 1, 1982: Cessna 140, Pullman, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft would not accelerate during takeoff run. Pilot did not abort in time and airplane skidded off end runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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